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to Eliakim P. Scammon

"One hundred (100) Rebel Troops infantry were Coal last night fifty crossed the Kanawha & are now on the lower side the other squad of 50 are on the upper side & have gone up Poca"

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to Eliakim P. Scammon

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to Eliakim P. Scammon

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to the Commander of Company "I", Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers

Captain Whitefield reports that Charles E. Hill received pay.

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[Report that Lieutenant Edwin L. Hunt received pay from Wilson, United States Paymaster]

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[Report that Joseph W. Morris received pay from Wingard, United States Paymaster]

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to the Commander of Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers.

Assistant Quartermaster Russ reports that he paid for the apprehension and delivery of deserter Hugh McNally.

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[Report that George Arnold received pay from Thompson, United States Paymaster]

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[Account of military funds received by Captain Jenks]

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[Officers of Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers, confirm their receipt of Company funds upon being mustered out of United States Service]

Signed by members of Company "J."

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[Officers of Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers, confirm their receipt of Company funds upon being mustered out of United States Service]

Signed by members of Company "J."

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[Captain Ethan A. Jenks' legal statement regarding the validity of Samuel McElroys' pension claim]

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[Captain Ethan A. Jenks' legal statement regarding the validity of Erasmus D. Clark's pension claim]

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[Captain Ethan A. Jenks' legal statement regarding the validity of Allen G. Stillwell's pension claim]

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to unknown

Possibly to Captain Ethan A. Jenks. Perkins, who formerly served in the Rhode Island Volunteers, updates Jenks on personal matters taking place in the Internal Revenue Service Collector's Office where Jenks formerly worked. Written on IRS...

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to Ethan A. Jenks and Mr. Coates

Hutchinson, a district tax collector, apologizes for the actions of deputy collector Wilson. Requests that the recipients assess their respective Rhode Island divisions for delinquent tax payers. Written on IRS stationery.

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to Ethan A. Jenks and Mr. Coates

Hutchinson, a district tax collector, instructs Jenks and Coates to finish a report on their respective divisions requested 30 July 1891 (see the previous item on this inventory). Written on IRS stationery.

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[newspaper clipping, describes Jefferson Davis in Vicksburg, Mississippi]

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[newspaper clipping, "To the Stars and Stripes"]

Newspaper clipping, with 321

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[receipt to pay Ethan Jenks]

partially printed

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[receipt to George B. Hall from Paine and Colwell]

partially printed

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[indenture]

Paine and Colwell transfer ownership of a Providence, Rhode Island store, along with all goods and merchandise in it to Ethan A. Jenks. Also sealed by Jenks, Paine, and Colwell.

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[Ledger listing the amounts individuals owe Paine & Colwell]

Signed and sealed by 28 individuals who owe Paine & Colwell money. Paine & Colwell refer to Ethan A. Jenks as the assignee of their co-partnership.

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[postal receipt]

partially printed

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to wife

re: 7/8, Hartsuff reports that General Crooks forces have not moved much since his letter of 6/28, but with the expected arrival of a train on 8/11 or 8/12 they expect to be under arm and on the march again. He also reports that "fighting Indians...

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to wife

re: Hartsuff opens with the admonition that his wife and children should deprive themselves of nothing since he is deprived of almost every comfort in the field. He goes on to describe the High Sierra as "worse than anything you ever saw, barren...

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to brother

re: true to his "prediction", Hartsuff is now in the Rockies. He describes the setting to his brother and then goes on to discuss the "complicated" situation with the Utes who are being forced from one reservation to another in the wake of 1) the...

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to "my darling wife and children"

re: Hartsuff again considers the prospects of trouble with the upcoming relocation of the Uncompahgre Utes to their new reservation in Utah at the junction of the Green and White Rivers. He expresses contempt for the "Civil Authority" which "spend...

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to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes his first impressions of the army base, discussing some of the personalities that he has encountered and life on the base.

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to Estelle Spero

States that has taken a mental and mechanical aptitude test, and describes a speech regarding the "Articles of War" given to the troops by a captain. Also describes first night in the barracks. Enclosed is a newspaper clipping of a chimp that Diamond...

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to Estelle Spero

Discusses two of the men that Diamond has met on the military base, one of whom is a Divinity student. Diamond subsequently ponders over the moral implications of war.

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to Estelle Spero

Describes the punishment of walking for eight hours a day with a pack filled with bricks for a period of four days given to a boy who had gone missing for three days. Discusses impatience as to when he will be moved on from the training camp.

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to Estelle Spero

Mentions that he has calmed down after losing his temper the night before. Discusses the new job of landscape gardening that he has been assigned. States that he is optimistic that he will be placed in the chemical warfare unit.

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to Estelle Spero

Describes his dismay at the fact that as soon as he gets to know his peers, they are moved on. Gives a brief description of the camp town.

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to Estelle Spero

Discusses the wedding of a "negro" soldier, and muses over the range of social classes that he has encountered in the army.

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to Estelle Spero

Discusses the gardening task that he had carried out the day before. Also mentions a divinity student's frustration with the language employed in the army.

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to Estelle Spero

Describes the process of being given an army uniform, and how it creates a sense of equality in the company. Warns Estelle not to trust soldiers.

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to Estelle Spero

Describes his elation with his new post in Edgewood Arsenal, where everyone behaves "like a gentleman and a soldier". States that the Chemical Warfare Service is merely a year and a half old, and consequently "acts its age - young, militant...

GLC09120.011

to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he is working in the kitchen peeling potatoes while he waits for the company to fill up. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

GLC09120.012

to Estelle Spero

Outlines what his day has consisted of - primarily an array of lectures on decontamination techniques and different incendiaries. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

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to Estelle Spero

States that he is in the chemical warfare service training. He is swell, but has no phone. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

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to Estelle Spero

Offers Estelle the option of leaving him as he feels that he is unable to offer her a stable future Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

GLC09120.015

to Estelle Spero

Reprimands Estelle somewhat for telling him that he should not have enlisted in the army, and asks her to avoid doing so in the future. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

GLC09120.016

to Estelle Spero

Describes the attitudes of the Southern soldiers towards "negroes". Also outlines his General Orders.Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

GLC09120.017

to Estelle Spero

Discusses chemical warfare and outlines the day's program of events.Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

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to Estelle Spero

Discusses the fact that his company is segregated, and details some of his Southern compatriots' attitudes towards the African-American soldiers.Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

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to Estelle Spero

Describes an incident earlier in the day when had been called into the classification office, where he had been grilled about his Russian roots. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

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to Estelle Spero

Speaks about his awareness that he will encounter "a few unpleasant moments" when he gets sent overseas. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

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to Estelle Spero

Apologizes for brevity of letter, explaining that he has a lecture on the Blitzkrieg tactics of the Germans that evening. Outlines the day's events which consisted of a motion picture on personal health and a lecture on chemical warfare. Describes...

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to Estelle Spero

States that they are waiting for the company to fill up before training can begin. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.

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